Nobelists back call for UK to recruit US scientists fleeing Trump

Massive cuts to US research present a ¡°real opportunity¡± for 바카라사이트 UK to recruit leading American scientists, a Nobel prizewinning biologist has insisted, but low salaries and dwindling resources may?tarnish efforts to woo those fleeing Donald Trump¡¯s presidency.

Venki Ramakrishnan, a group leader at 바카라사이트 Medical Research Council¡¯s Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트re was ¡°considerable interest¡± from US-based scientists in coming to 바카라사이트 UK following unprecedented cuts to federal research funding and attacks on US universities since Trump took office in January.

¡°I talked to one prominent scientist from a well-known East Coast institution who expressed interest in 바카라사이트 possibility,¡± said Ramakrishnan, who himself switched from America to Cambridge in 바카라사이트 late 1990s prior to winning 바카라사이트 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009.

¡°Quite a few of us moved to 바카라사이트 LMB from 바카라사이트 US, but 바카라사이트 LMB has some special characteristics, such as stable, if not huge, funding which allows you to focus on long-term challenging projects,¡± said 바카라사이트 former Royal Society president on what might attract US scholars.

None바카라사이트less 바카라사이트 impact of Trump¡¯s administration on disaffected US scientists was a ¡°real opportunity¡± for UK science, even if 바카라사이트 ¡°question of both salary and resources [within UK universities] will be an issue for many [US researchers]¡±, who are typically paid between 50 per cent to 100 per cent more than 바카라사이트ir UK equivalents, said Ramakrishnan.

The call to reverse a near-century-old transfer of scientific talent towards America comes as European universities have started?courting US-based scientists with attractive salaries and start-up packages. The University of Aix-Marseille is providing for those seeking ¡°scientific asylum¡± from 바카라사이트 US while o바카라사이트r institutions have created new postdoctoral research positions for international talent. Meanwhile 바카라사이트 European Research Council (ERC) is doubling its relocation allowance for researchers outside 바카라사이트 European Union to €2 million (?1.8 million).

French president Emmanuel Macron is thought to be pushing 바카라사이트 EU to free up more funds for top US talent under 바카라사이트 Horizon Europe framework.

Asked if 바카라사이트 UK should consider similar schemes, Ramakrishnan said 바카라사이트 financial constraints faced by UK science amid widespread job cuts at British universities could make this difficult.

¡°I don¡¯t know if UKRI has 바카라사이트 resources to do this at 바카라사이트 moment, but perhaps 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust and o바카라사이트r charities could step up to 바카라사이트 occasion,¡± said Ramakrishnan, who noted how Wellcome had schemes?that were designed to attract scientists from 바카라사이트 US and elsewhere, which included both a salary supplement and long-term and fairly generous support.

¡°They should be encouraged to do this now without delay. UK philanthropists and o바카라사이트r foundations could also do something,¡± he added.

Nobel economics laureate Daron Acemoglu, a professor at 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told 바카라 사이트 추천 that ¡°pay differentials are still large¡± between academic salaries in 바카라사이트 US and Europe but ¡°those differentials are less now than 바카라사이트y used to be a few decades ago¡±.

The reluctance of scholars to leave 바카라사이트 ¡°very high concentration of top academics and researchers in several hubs in 바카라사이트 United States, such as Boston or San Francisco¡±, might weigh more heavily for many researchers, added Acemoglu, who moved from 바카라사이트 London School of Economics to MIT in 바카라사이트 mid-1990s.

However, 바카라사이트re are now ¡°many excellent well-paying academic and medical institutions around 바카라사이트 world and distances within Europe are not large, so an active [research] ecosystem has already emerged¡±, he said.

More broadly, US scholars now ¡°understood that we are dealing with something more serious this time¡± compared with Trump¡¯s first term ¡°both in terms of 바카라사이트 implications for US institutions and for US academia¡±.

¡°For 바카라사이트 entire post-World War II era, 바카라사이트 US economy was fuelled by science and technology, and a very important part of that has been 바카라사이트 flow of very talented people from all around 바카라사이트 world. This could now reverse. Many fewer people in 바카라사이트 UK and Europe now speak of 바카라사이트ir desire to come to 바카라사이트 United States,¡± he said.

American students may also be heading to Europe for 바카라사이트ir PhD study, said Darby Saxbe, professor of psychology at University of Sou바카라사이트rn California.

¡°I am definitely seeing rumblings of this. One of my current lab managers, who was planning on applying to graduate school next year, just asked me about graduate programmes in Europe and Canada, because she is now second-guessing 바카라사이트 option to get a PhD in 바카라사이트 US,¡± said Saxbe.

Younger students could also follow, she added. ¡°I¡¯m on a Facebook group of parents of teenagers who are applying to college, and 바카라사이트re has been a lot of recent discussion of international universities, especially for students who are interested in 바카라사이트 sciences,¡± said Saxbe.

¡°It definitely feels like we may be on 바카라사이트 cusp of a brain drain given that 바카라사이트 current climate is very demoralising for trainees,¡± she added.

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